10 best-selling Nigerian books on Amazon

Despite the hassles of writing and publishing in Nigeria, these books have gained international success and some of them have sold millions of copies worldwide and translated to more than 5 languages.

Written between 1948 and 2015, these are some of the top-selling Nigerian literature books on Amazon.

1. Blackass: A Novel by A. Igoni Barrett

2. The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

3. No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

4. Open City: A Novel by Teju Cole

5. Purple Hibiscus: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6. The Fishermen: A Novel by Chigozie Obioma

7. The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

8. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

9. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

10. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Check the full list here on Amazon

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